Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Stone County was the 81st county established when Harrison County was subdivided in 1916. The county was named for Mississippi’s 31st and 33rd Governor of Mississippi, John M. Stone.
Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Stone County was the 81st county established when Harrison County was subdivided in 1916. The county was named for Mississippi’s 31st and 33rd Governor of Mississippi, John M. Stone.